Team AI Agent Integration with Ably

Ably powers real-time messaging for modern applications, but its benefits multiply when connected to your team’s daily workflows. Runbear’s AI agent platform enables teams to unlock actionable Ably insights, automate routine checks, and bring reliable data right into Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Discord—without any code. Together, Ably and Runbear transform how teams collaborate, monitor, and optimize real-time infrastructure.

About Ably

Ably is a robust cloud-based platform providing real-time messaging infrastructure for developers. With its powerful pub/sub messaging, presence tracking, message history, and push notification capabilities, Ably allows teams to build interactive, scalable applications across web, mobile, and IoT environments. Its flexible channel model, multi-protocol support, and reliability make it a go-to solution for organizations needing fast, consistent data streams—ranging from startups to enterprise software teams looking to power chat apps, live dashboards, or IoT communication. Teams adopt Ably to offload the complexity of building real-time infrastructure, freeing them to focus on core features and user experiences instead of backend engineering challenges. More at ably.com/docs/basics/ably/?utm_source=openai

Use Cases in Practice

Let’s explore how Runbear’s AI agent, connected with Ably, changes the way your team operates. Imagine starting each day with an automatic summary of Ably channel health, posted in your team’s main channel—no more logging into dashboards or waiting for updates. Need quick stats on message throughput, active users, or recent outages? Team members simply ask the AI agent in Slack, and receive immediate answers along with easy-to-read charts. The AI agent goes beyond just pulling raw data: it analyzes trends in your Ably usage and proactively suggests optimizations, like when to scale up resources or review channel partitioning. For teams who spend hours searching through scattered documentation, the AI agent creates a unified, chat-accessible knowledge base, answering questions with up-to-date documentation and internal policies synced from Ably docs or your own files. These workflows eliminate manual info hunting and siloed operations, ensuring every team member—technical or not—benefits from smarter automation. Runbear’s approach parallels what's described in Instantly Query Excel Reports in Slack—No More Manual Data Checks, but supercharges it for real-time systems and team collaboration.

Ably vs Ably + AI Agent: Key Differences

Using Ably alone means teams must rely on developer dashboards, manual reports, and constant channel monitoring to stay updated. Integrating Ably with Runbear’s AI agent automates data retrieval and team collaboration, bringing actionable insights straight into everyday conversation tools. The result is a shift from reactive manual operations to AI-powered, real-time, collaborative workflows.

Implementation Considerations

Teams rolling out Ably with Runbear should plan for several practical steps: initial integration may require setting up API access and defining what Ably data is most useful for their workflow. Teams should train or brief members on how to use AI agents in chat, especially for new ways of retrieving reports or performing analysis. Change management is key—move from siloed dashboards to chat-based automation carefully, ensuring everyone adopts the workflow. Assess permissions and data governance: decide what real-time and historical Ably data is safe to expose in chat, especially when dealing with sensitive operations data. Regularly review the cost-benefit as automation reduces manual overhead but may require some ongoing configuration and monitoring. Organizational readiness—especially around security and cultural change—will determine how smoothly your AI powered collaboration unfolds.

Get Started Today

AI agent integration between Runbear and Ably empowers teams to work smarter and more collaboratively—delivering real-time insights, automating repetitive reporting, and making essential real-time data accessible to everyone in the conversation flow. By merging the power of Ably’s messaging infrastructure with the conversational intelligence of Runbear AI agents, your team can move from manual monitoring to automated, actionable teamwork. Ready to transform your Ably workflows? Get started with Runbear and discover the next level of team collaboration.